Egg-tester



(No Model.)

D. W. HUGHES.

BGG TESTER. NO 591,971. Patented Oct. 19,1897.

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DAVID W. HUGHES, OF VANDALIA, MISSOURI.

EGG-TESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,971, dated October19, 1897.

Application filed January 11, l 89 '7.

To all whom/'it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Van-v. dalia, in the 'county of Audrain and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEgg-Testers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to a novel construction in a device fortesting eggs; and it consists in the features of constructionhereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a top plan of a device constructed in accordance with thisinvention, with the upper rack ex- I tended. Fig. 2 is a sectional Viewwith the upper rack closed upon the lower rack.

Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates a box that is provided witha bottom 2, the upper face of which is a reflector. The said box isprovided with two hinged frames 3, carrying racks 4. These frames 3 arehinged separately to the box and the openings in the lower frame areelliptical, as shown, while the openings in the upper rack are circular.The openings in the two racks are made to register with each other, asshown, and each rack is provided with a central opening 5, around whichthe other openings G are arranged. The lower face of the lower frame andrack as well as the inner face of the sides ofthe box are dull andirreiiective, so that within the box the reflecting-bottom is the onlyportion that reflects light. Situated within the central circularopening 5 is a ball 7, provided with an openingin which is situated alens 8. The eggs are intended to be placed within the openings 6 of theracks, and to make a close joint between the eggs and the opening it ispreferable to cover the lower face of the rack with a flexible material,such Serial No. 618,707. (No model.)

upper frame is moved outwardly and the eggs y placed within the openings6, resting, it might be said, upon their sides. They can then beexamined through the central opening Very accurately by means of thelens and ball. It will be noticed that the ball can be turned in anydirection to examine any particular egg, and to complete the inspectionthe eggs can be removed and the upper frame closed down, after which theeggs are placedupon their ends and examined as before.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by .Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the kind specified, a box provided with Va reflectivebottom and irreiective sides, two hinged frames to close said box, oneof said frames being provided with a central opening, ellipticalopenings, surrounding the same, and an irreiiective lower face and theother being provided with a central opening, and circular openingssurrounding the same.

2. In a device of the kind specified, a reflective bottom andirretlective sides, a hinged frame to cover said box provided with acentral opening and surrounding openings, and

having an irreilective lower face and a ball provided with a lenssituated within said central opening.-

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

DAVID WV. HUGHES.

Witnesses:

J. O. TERRILL, WV. XV, VATKINs.

